Join us for Get Talking: A World AIDS Day Event at People Lounge on Tues, Dec. 1!

We'll have drinks and great conversation in the private lounge at People while learning about the efforts of Face-to-Face AIDS project and CARE to fight the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. Admission is free! Please spread the word!

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Visit us at www.ypcare.org.

Join the Council on African Studies for their Brown Bag Luncheon Series of Fall 2009 on Wednesdays from 11:45 1 pm in Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue.

See attached Schedule for details

There will be no Public Health Coalition Lunch for the rest of the semester

 Unite For Sight's Founder and CEO will hold a 1/2-day dynamic, immersive global health workshop. Currently, 4 billion people in the world own cell phones, including those in villages where healthcare is non-existent. What enables the delivery and distribution of goods at the "base of the pyramid," and what hinders healthcare delivery? What strategies can be applied to provide healthcare for the world's poorest people? This workshop is aimed at future leaders in global health who will gain skills and knowledge about global health delivery. The workshop will be a small, intimate forum with a limited capacity of no more than 10 participants.  Applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Complete details and application instructions online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/global-health-university/global-health-workshop

Just wanted to let everyone know that there is another performance at CT Hospice this Friday! Musicians and performers of all skills and abilities welcome.  So for those who couldn't make it last time, come this time :) If you can make it, email back so I know how many people are coming and to make sure there is enough room in the car.

We will be meeting at High street gate on Friday 3:00 PM like last time. pleaase be there on time!

Questions/comments/concerns email or call me: 4079216815

World Micro-Market, a committee of Reach Out, will hold our annual Alternative Gift Market on December 5th from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. in Dwight Hall Chapel on Old Campus. We will be selling fair trade goods, such as jewelry, coffee, bags, and belts, made by entrepreneurial artisans from developing countries around the world, including Uganda, India, Peru, Afghanistan, and Ecuador!  In addition, we will offer alternative gift options from Alternative Gifts International, which allows shoppers to donate to charitable international causes in the name of their friends and family members. Help us spread holiday cheer while empowering impoverished farmers and artisans with your purchase of fair trade and alternative gifts, holiday desserts, chocolates, hot cocoa, and cider!

--You deserve a break--
Get out of the library
and into our community

Join Dwight Hall and YHHAP
for a Moment of Service
Sunday 12/6
1:45-3:45
(leave whenever you need to get back to the books)
 at

UNITY HOUSE

"Unity House is a weekly drop-in center for homeless individuals, working to build relationships based on good conversation and mutual respect between Yale students and the homeless men and women of New Haven. It provides a unique opportunity to get to know the people you may see on the street, in a casual and safe environment, and provides homeless individuals with an important inside space to relax and socialize."
http://www.yale.edu/yhhap/UnityHouse.html

A UH leader will lead the group on the short walk from campus
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What:  Prepare fleece fabric for youth scarf-making events, cutting fleece into pieces for youth volunteers to work with at CFC youth volunteer events.  Or, help with other prep tasks.

Scarves will be donated to those in need of support around the holidays, through a variety of agencies.

Who:     Volunteers with an interest in crafts or sewing are preferred.

Adults and teens only.

When:  This week (week of Nov. 30^th) or next week (week of Dec. 7^th), by appointment. 

How:  Please contact (Abby) by email or at (212) 850-4163 if interested.

Want to learn more about science at Yale? Undergraduate Women in Science at Yale is sponsoring a 4-part dinner series, with each session featuring a prominent female professor in the sciences or social sciences. Come chat with Bill Summers, professor of the popular "Porn in the Morn" class!  Professor of Therapeutic Radiology, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and History of Medicine, Summers' interests range from molecular biology to Chinese culture and history.  His research looks at how public understanding and efficient practice of science benefits from the study of it's history.  Professor Summers has held fellowships and visiting faculty positions at major research universities in the United States, Sweden, Great Britain, and China and he currently serves on numerous panels and editorial board

Want to learn more about science at Yale? Undergraduate Women in Science at Yale is sponsoring a 4-part dinner series, with each session featuring a prominent female professor in the sciences or social sciences. Come chat with Bill Summers, professor of the popular "Porn in the Morn" class!  Professor of Therapeutic Radiology, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and History of Medicine, Summers' interests range from molecular biology to Chinese culture and history.  His research looks at how public understanding and efficient practice of science benefits from the study of it's history.  Professor Summers has held fellowships and visiting faculty positions at major research universities in the United States, Sweden, Great Britain, and China and he currently serves on numerous panels and editorial board

Want to learn more about science at Yale? Undergraduate Women in Science at Yale is sponsoring a 4-part dinner series, with each session featuring a prominent female professor in the sciences or social sciences. Come chat with Bill Summers, professor of the popular "Porn in the Morn" class!  Professor of Therapeutic Radiology, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and History of Medicine, Summers' interests range from molecular biology to Chinese culture and history.  His research looks at how public understanding and efficient practice of science benefits from the study of it's history.  Professor Summers has held fellowships and visiting faculty positions at major research universities in the United States, Sweden, Great Britain, and China and he currently serves on numerous panels and editorial board

A History of Scandal is an abbreviated version of the popular NYU Stern School Class led by Professor Marc Hodak.  Hear about the great scandals in business history, from the railroads and Robber Barons to Enron and Madoff, and what lessons they teach us. Discover why business scandals proliferate during economic downturns and why history often repeats itself.

Take a break from studying! Come watch "Real Women Have Curves" starring America Ferrera! Movie treats will be provided. 

Sponsored by ECHO, The Women's Center, & Pi Beta Phi 

Synopsis:
This is the story of Ana, a first generation Mexican-American teenager on the verge of becoming a woman. She lives in the predominately Latino community of East Los Angeles. Freshly graduated from high school, Ana receives a full scholarship to Columbia University. Her very traditional, old-world parents feel that now is the time for Ana to help provide for the family, not the time for college. Torn between her mainstream ambitions and her cultural heritage she agrees to work with her mother at her sister's downtown LA sewing factory. Over the summer she learns to admire the hardworking team of women who teach her solidarity and teamwork. Still at odds with what her mother expects of her, Ana realizes that leaving home to continue her education is essential to finding her place proudly in the world as an American and Chicana.

The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York York (YAAMNY), in collaboration with coveted independent children's bookstore Books of Wonder, presents an evening with James Prosek (BR '97) on the wonders of the natural world on the occasion of his recent publication of Bird, Butterfly, Eel. Register today at: http://jamesprosekatbooksofwonder.eventbrite.com/.

Change is all around us. From the first buds of springtime to the first autumn frost, nature shows us that change is all around us and that the world has its own way of beginning anew. Bird, Butterfly, and Eel spend their summers on the same coastal farm, but in the fall they go to very distant and different places. Their journeys to the far reaches of land and sea make them remarkable creatures. James Prosek uses their stories and his own sun-kissed paintings to introduce young readers to the basic elements of bird, fish, and insect migration.

Join us for a family-friendly program with Yale alumnus James Prosek on his recent children's book Bird, Butterfly, Eel. James will share not only Bird, Butterfly, Eel with the audience, but his insights from his other published books and resonant stories about observing nature, adventures out of doors, mentorship, publishing narratives and tales, and his education in and beyond the classroom. His talk will be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

The program will be conducted at Books of Wonder at 18 West 18th Street on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009. The talk and question and answer session will last from 6 to 6:45 p.m. followed by an informal reception. All are welcome including family and friends, and children of all ages. Pre-registration is required.

We would like to invite everyone to attend the upcoming YAAMNY Public Service/Social Justice Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 9, at 7:00 PM.  The location is at Ashiya Sushi, 167 First Avenue (between 10th & 11th Streets).  The agenda is posted below: 

New York Philomusicas last concert of 2009 will take place on Thursday, December 10, at 8:00 p.m. at the Broadway Presbyterian Church, Broadway at 114^th Street, in Manhattan. The program will feature:

Ernst von Dohnanyis Serenade, Op. 10, for violin, viola & cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Divertimento in E-flat, K. 563, for violin, viola & cello

Artists:

Yonah Zur, violin; Junah Chung, viola; Gerald Appleman, cello

Artistic Director A. Robert Johnson will host a free Meet-the-Artists interview preceding the concert at 7:30 p.m. A reception for audience and musicians will follow the performance.

In this concert New York Philomusica juxtaposes two great works for string trio: the most popular work of an obscure composer and the obscure masterpiece of a famous one. Dohnanyis Serenade is considered by many musicians to be his finest work among numerous great compositions.  This is its first performance by New York Philomusica. Mozart's singularly beautiful trio is a splendid testament to the generosity of the benefactor for whom it was written.  It also has a particular significance to the ensemble, which in 1975 was the first group ever to record the entire Mozart Divertimento catalogue, in which this piece belongs. Mozart has been a cornerstone of the New York Philomusicas programming since its inception in 1971, and this concert will highlight once again how two composers working in two very different styles and centuries can touch an audience in much the same heartfelt way. 

The Educational Programs Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is engaged in planning educational enrichment programs for New York City area alumni. If you are interested in crafting first-rate, engaging, and intellectually stimulating programs with fellow Yale alumni, you are warmly invited to the join the Committee. If you would like to join, please contact the Committee at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . All are welcome.

The YAAMNY Arts & Entertainment Committee strives to provide a forum where alumni can enjoy, share in, and learn from leading practicioners in the world capital of fine and performing arts, and support alumni in the arts, through regular presentations and events that will offer opportunities for networking and performance.

Whether you have won a Pulitzer and travel by limousine or are pushing cabs between auditions, come share your ideas and help create a resource to assist us all in our work. All are welcome.

The New York Sephardic Music Festival runs Dec 12-19th throughout NYC and features Judeo-Spanish rock singer and Yale alum Sarah Aroeste Silverman '98 for opening night. 

Saturday, December 12th, NYC 9 PM (doors open at 8)

Opening Night NY Sephardic Music Festival
92Y Tribeca
200 Hudson Street
A Night of Sephardic Songstresses
Featuring the Sarah Aroeste Band (10 PM)
with The Naming (9 PM) and Smadar (11 PM)

Visit http://www.sephardicmusicfestival.com for tickets and more info

Join the Yale Latino Alumni Association of the Tri State Area for a night of dancing and drinks.  Come dressed to impress!

We are cross-promoting this event with the Cornell Latino Alumni group.  This event will be a great opportunity for us to branch out at network with our Ivies from the Tri-State Area. 

More details coming soon!

Join New York's community of Yale alumni artists, creatives, innovators and entrepreneurs for an unforgettable evening of Yalie merriment, art and conversation.

Presented by Yale Entrepreneurs & Investors, Artlog, Creative Yale Alumni Network, and Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York, this first-annual holiday soirée will bring together Yale alums in NYC for an evening of mingling, eating and drinking in a stunning downtown art gallery and exhibition space. Much enjoyment will be had by all.

A new play written and directed by Daniel F. Levin (PC '98) and featuring Alex Borinsky, Jenny Nissel, and Felicia Ricci of the Class of '08, is opening for a 3-week run at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in the East Village.  The play is a dark countertelling of "It's a Wonderful Life" as told by Sam Wainwright, perennial runner-up to George Bailey.

Yale Alumni Night: Thursday, December 17th, 7:00pm, Yalies get in for $15.00

Email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript to reserve a spot, or call Erin at 646-290-7897, and mention you're a Yale alum/current student.  Or show up at the  box office on the 17th. 

For tickets to any other performance, visit
http://www.nuyorican.org/tickets.php?eid=308

Performances will run from December 4th-December 20th, Thursdays-Sundays (Th-Sat @ 7:00pm and Sun @ 5:00pm). Tickets: $18

Come on out, support your fellow Elis and take in a wild night of new theater.  It's the show George Bailey doesn't want you to see!

Everyone loves It's a Wonderful Life's hero, George Bailey. That's a fact. But what if a historically overlooked character, Sam Wainwright, were given the chance to tell his side of the story? Could he give voice to the people not quite at the center of their community, those less likable types who hold grudges, impress with money, sit on their jealousy, ie. the rest of us? Part morality tale, part vaudevillian romp, HEE-HAW looks at the underbelly of the Holiday Season. You are now leaving Bedford Falls...

Creative Team: Daniel F. Levin - Director, Sheila Phalon - Set Designer, Natalie Robin - Lighting Designer, Anna Lacivita - Costume Designer, Joy Son - Music Director, Beth Portnoy - movement advisor, Greg Kilarjian Publicist, La Vie Productions Consulting Producer. Cast: Natalie Bird*, Lauren Blackman*, Alex Borinsky, Jenny Nissel, Sam Port, Felicia Ricci, Michael Sutherland, Molly Thomas*. (*appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association).

HEE-HAW: It's a wonderful li e
written by Daniel F. Levin as dictated by Sam Wainwright, Chair, Wainwright Plastics (where George Bailey was offered a job on the ground floor but turned Sam down cold!)

www.DownWithGeorgeBailey.com

This event is filled. Many thanks to all our enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers!

 * PUBLIC SERVICE/SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE * HOLIDAY TOY SORTING *

The Public Servic/Social Justice Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is pleased to return to the Yorkville Common Pantry, a 2009 Day of Service Site, to help out with the ANNUAL TOY SORTING.

A Great Big THANKS to all our volunteers -- this event is filled.

This event is split into two shifts:

 Morning: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and

Afternoon: 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm

Come out and join fellow Yale Alumni in spreading holiday cheer by sorting donated toys for children in need. Volunteers are needed to sort through and organize toys into age and sex appropriate categories.

Yorkville Common Pantry is NYC's largest community-based food pantry and is dedicated to reducing hunger while promoting dignity and self-sufficiency. YCP champions the cause of the hungry through food pantry and meal distribution programs, nutrition education, basic hygiene services, homeless support, and related services. Each week, YCP distributes grocery packages to almost 2000 families.

To volunteer or for more info, please contact Anne Nakaoka Moss: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York and the Yale Whiffenpoofs cordially invite alumni to a Holiday Concert at Carnegie Hall on Saturday December 19 for an evening of fine music. The Whiffenpoofs will present some of your holiday favorites alongside classics from the Whiffenpoof repertoire and the Yale Songbook. The concert will also feature the Princeton Nassoons.

Tickets:
Orchestra : $50
Balcony : $30

Purchase tickets online, by calling CarnegieCharge at (212)-247-7800, or at the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 57th Street and 7th Ave.

The Whiffenpoofs would like to thank the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York for co-sponsoring the event.